News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


News Release: Defendant Arrested With Gun Tied to Broader Investigation Into Trafficking of Firearms into the District of Columbia.


Lake Worth resident pleads guilty to distributing heroin, carfentanyl, cocaine

News Release: LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Roberto Paul Mendoza, 28, of Palm Beach County, pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of distribution of heroin, carfentanyl, and cocaine; one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin; and one count of knowingly possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Man Extradited from El Salvador to Face 1995 Murder Charge

News Release: Defendant Fled Country After Being Released on Bond Soon After Shooting.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Pollock prisoner pleaded guilty Monday to possessing an improvised weapon.


News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Craig Michael Tezeno, 46, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton to one count of arson, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.


Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Statement on Religious Freedom Repression by Non-State Actors, including Terrorist Groups

Release: Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Statement on Religious Freedom Repression by Non-State Actors, including Terrorist Groups. As representatives of the international community, we stand together in condemning the systematic, ongoing, and egregious abuses of religious freedom perpetrated by terrorist...


Release: Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Statement on Iran. As representatives of the international community, we stand together in condemning the systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom taking place in Iran and call on authorities to ensure religious freedom for all. Many...


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - July 26, 2018 - Elique Camacho, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime of domestic violence, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Two Former Senior Executives of “Major World” Automotive Dealerships Plead Guilty to Filing False Corporate Tax Return

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Harold Bendell and Bruce Bendell, the former senior managers of Major Automotive Companies, Inc., doing business as “Major World," pleaded guilty to filing a false corporate tax return for the calendar year 2009 that underreported income and...


News Release: CINCINNATI - Floyd Grant Smitty, 30, of Clarksville, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months in prison for possessing both child pornography and a firearm as a convicted felon.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Norfolk man with armed robbery.


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - July 26, 2018 - Elique Camacho, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime of domestic violence, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Statement on China

Release: Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Statement on China. As representatives of the international community, we are deeply concerned about the significant restrictions on religious freedom in China and call on the Chinese government to respect the human rights of all individuals. Many members of...


Four Foreign Nationals Indicted For International Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Jorge Lucas Murillo (28, Ecuador), Carlos Patron Marchan (20, Ecuador), Weimar Valencia Campaz (28, Colombia), and Abraham Lopez Mendoza (47, Mexico) with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison and a $10 million fine for each count.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore today sentenced Gilberto Astudillo Carbajal (34, Ocala) to 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...


News Release: For Distribution of Cocaine Base. HAMMOND - Vincent Wilson, 48 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to the distribution of cocaine base, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. According to documents in the case, between March 16, 2017...


FBI Jackson Celebrates the FBI’s 110th Birthday

News Release: FBI Jackson Celebrates the FBI’s 110th Birthday.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury convicted Michael Elder, 38, of Tonawanda, NY, of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl, and maintaining a drug-involved premises. The convictions carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.


Sacramento Man Charged with Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against David Donald Savage, 44, of Sacramento, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Firearms Crime

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Norfolk man with being a felon in possession of a firearm.